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Documentation for Versatile Church WordPress Theme
This documentation is provided for our Versatile Church WordPress theme. You may also be interested in the other free WordPress themes that we offer.
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Installing WordPress:
If you are familiar with WordPress and you are comfortable with the process of installing it on your site you can skip down to the theme-specific documentation below. Because many people who use our themes have little or no experience with WordPress we start off by showing how easy it is to get WordPress set up. Follow the video below to get a domain name registered, web hosting set up, and WordPress installed in a matter of just a few minutes.
General WordPress Documentation:
This part of the documentation for our free WordPress themes assumes that you already have WordPress installed on your server or hosting account. If you haven't yet installed WordPress, please see the video on this page for instructions.
There are a few WordPress settings that we recommend changing or at least checking to make sure they are accurate.
Site Name
From the WordPress dashboard (which will be located at http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/) click on "Settings" in the left sidebar.
Under the "General Settings" you can enter your church's name in the "Site Title" field, and if you'd like you can enter a tagline in the "Tagline" field.
Lower on the same page (General Settings) you can set your time zone. It's usually easiest to select a city in your timezone.
When you are done making changes, click on the "Save Changes" button at the bottom.
Another change that we recommend is for the permalink settings. (Click on "Permalinks" under "Settings" in the left sidebar of the WordPress dashboard.) The permalink is the URL of a page or post created on your site. By default WordPress will give your page a permalink like http://yoursite.com/?=p123. That is not ideal for search engine rankings or for being helpful for your visitors. We recommend checking the box for "Post name". This will give your pages URLs like http://yoursite.com/about-us/. That is much better for both search engines and human visitors.
Click the "Save Changes" button when you are done editing the permalinks settings.
You'll also want to make sure that your site will be accessible to search engine users. From the WordPress dashboard click on "Settings" and "Privacy" in the left sidebar. Then make sure the box is checked to allow the site to be visible to everyone.
Click the "Save Changes" button when you are done editing the visibility settings.
WordPress themes use things called widgets to allow users to control certain, including the contents of a sidebar. Some of our themes use widgets and some don't. When you first install WordPress it comes with a default theme, and the sidebar will look something like this:
All you have to do to change the widgets is go to "Appearance" in left sidebar of the WordPress dashboard, and then click on "widgets".
If you look to the right side of the screen you'll see a list of widgets under "Main Sidebar". To remove any of the widgets, move you mouse over one of the listed widgets, left click (and hold the left mouse button) and drag the widget to somewhere in the middle of the screen, then release the mouse button.
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Documentation for the Versatile Church Theme:
This documentation will take you through the steps of setting up your site using the Versatile Church WordPress theme.
Setting Up the Pages
From the WordPress dashboard click on "pages" in the left sidebar.
Then click on "add new".
Title the page "Home" and under "Page Attributes" select "Home" as the template. You don't need to enter any text. Then click "publish" when you are done.
Then click "add new" again and add a page title "Events" and select the "Events" template. No content/text needs to be added to this page. Click publish when you are done.
Then click "add new" again and add another page titled "Media" and select the "Media" template. No content/text need to be added to this page. Click publish when you are done.
Then click on "pages" in the left sidebar again. This will list the pages that you have created plus a sample page that comes by default with your WordPress installation. Since you don't need the sample page, click "trash" under the title (you will need to hover your mouse over the title to bring up the "trash" link).
Now we want to set the "Home" page to be displayed when someone visits yoursite.com (your own domain name, of course). Click on "Settings" in the left sidebar and then click on "Reading".
Then check the radio button to display a static page as your front page, and select "Home" from the dropdown. Then click "save changes".
If you'd like to have a blog on your site you can create a page called "Blog" (or whatever you want to call it). It doesn't need to include any text other than the title, and then publish it. Follow the steps mentioned previously in Section 4 for creating the page. After it's published, go back to the "Reading" settings and select your "Blog" page from the dropdown next to "posts page".
You can also add whatever additional pages you like. All you have to do is click on "add new page" under "Pages" in the left sidebar, and then title your page and add content.
Customizing the Logo
Of course, you'll want your website to feature your own logo. If you have a logo file ready (we recommend .png format) you can easily upload it through the theme options dashboard and it will be applied to the header of all pages on your site. The logo file should be no larger than 420 pixels wide and 100 pixels high. Larger sizes will cause issues with the layout.
The logo options are in the general settings of the theme options.
Click on "Choose File" and find your logo file on your computer. Then click "Upload", and then "Save Changes". Your logo will now be shown on the header of all pages on the site.
Homepage Slideshow
The homepage of this theme features a slideshow that allows you to add your own images, and you can link each image to any page if you'd like. You can use this area to welcome visitors to your website, promote upcoming events, promote the current sermon series, highlight some of your ministries, or even to link to your page on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
To add items to the slideshow click on "Slides" in the left sidebar of the WordPress dashboard.
Click on "add new slide".
Now a page will open for you to enter the slide. Give it a title (for admin purposes only, the title will not be visible on the site), and click on "set featured image" in the right sidebar.
This will open a window that allows you to insert your image for the slideshow. You can either upload the image from your hard drive by clicking "select files" or click on the "From URL" tab if the image is already online and you can enter the URL for the file.
The image you are uploading should be at least 920 pixels wide by 405 pixels high. If it is larger it will be re-sized and cropped automatically. You can use any image editor like Photoshop, or a free option like the online version of Photoshop to re-size and crop your images. If your image is smaller than 920 pixels by 405 pixels it won't fill the area and will look awkward.
Select "full size" and then click "use as featured image".
Then close out of the window or click "save changes". When you are done click "publish".
From the Theme Options you can also change the transition effect between slides if you'd like, or just leave it set to random. Then click "save all changes".
You now have a working slideshow on your homepage!
The Navigation Menu
One of the most important elements of your website is the navigation menu because it has a big impact on the usability of the site and allowing visitors to find the content that they want. You have full control over the links that are included in your navigation menu (the same menu will be used on all pages of the site). Please note: This step is necessary in order to have a main navigation menu on your site.
From the WordPress dashboard click on "Appearance" and "Menus".
Enter the name "Header" for your menu and click "Create Menu".
Then select your "Header" menu in the dropdown for "Main Navigation Menu" (this step is needed in order to apply your custom menu to the site's header).
Now move down a little lower on the page and you'll see a list of all the pages that you have published. Check the box next to each page that you would like to add to the menu and click the "Add to Menu" button.
After clicking "Add to Menu" the pages that you have added will appear in a list at the center of your screen.
You can drag items up or down to change the order in which they are displayed (to drag, click and hold the mouse button while moving the mouse up or down). If you want to make certain links appear in a dropdown menu, move the item slightly to the right. For example, we want "Children's Ministry" and "Youth Ministry" to be used in a drop down under "Ministries", so we will move them slightly to the right under "Ministries".
When you're done click "Save Menu" and the changes will be applied. Now you can check your site and see the menu in action.
We're also going to set up a second menu that will be used in the site's footer. Back in the WordPress dashboard, click on the "+" sign to add a new menu.
You'll go through the same process as with the header menu, except name it "Footer" and then select it in the dropdown for "Footer Menu".
Then you'll add and arrange your menu items for the footer just like you did for the header. The one difference is that the footer menu is not designed for dropdowns, so don't add secondary pages to the main menu items.
You'll then have a working menu in the footer of your site (will be on every page of the site).
Adding Content
You can add new content to your website any time you need to. We've already gone over the process of creating a few of the key pages, but you can create new pages at any time by clicking on "Pages" and "Add New Page".
Give your page a title and enter the text for the page. You can save it as a draft if you're not ready to publish it yet, or you can go ahead and publish it. You can give any page a parent page if applicable. An example would be pages that you create for specific ministries. You could create pages for children's ministry, youth ministry, singles ministry, men's ministry, women's ministry, etc. and select "Ministries" from the dropdown as the parent. The parent page must already be created and published in order to be available for selection.
Please note that creating a new page in WordPress will not automatically add that page to your navigation menu. If you want to make the page accessible from the menu it must be added as shown in the previous section about editing the menu.
Adding Blog Posts
Your website can include a blog if you'd like. To create a blog post click on "Posts" and "Add New".
Entering a blog post is very similar to entering the content of a page. You'll give it a title and enter the text. In addition, you can also create categories to help organize your blog posts. In the right sidebar click on "Add New Category" and enter a category name.
Adding Events
Every useful church website includes relevant information about upcoming events so church members and visitors can get all the necessary info right from the website. This WordPress theme includes functionality that allows you to easily manage your own list of upcoming events. The events page will display the upcoming events according to date. As the date of an event passes, it will be automatically removed from the list on the events page.
To enter a new event click on "Events" and "Add New Event".
Enter the title of the event, a description with all the needed information, a location, an address (will be a link to Google Maps for directions), event date, and time.
When you're done and ready to publish it to the site, click the "publish" button.
If at any time you need to edit the details of an event, such as if the date or time is changed, click on "Events" in the WordPress dashboard and click on the title of the event that you want to edit.
Adding Sermon Audios and Videos
Another major section of this WordPress template is for posting audio and video files for your church's sermons/messages. The Media page of the site will list the most recent media files so visitors can listen to them right from your site. Adding the media files is easy, but there are two ways that you can do it. Because audio files can be large, many people prefer to host them on a different server than the rest of their website (a service like Amazon S3 is a popular choice). But if your hosting account provides you with enough disk space and bandwidth you may prefer to just host the files on the same hosting account with your website. The following instructions will assume that you want to host the audio files on the same hosting account as your website.
To add a new audio file, from the WordPress dashboard click on "Media Items" and "Add New Media Item".
Enter a title for the item, a description or info about the item, and click on the upload media icon.
If you are hosting the audio file on the same hosting account as the website you will want to click on "Select File". If you are hosting the audio files with another service, like Amazon S3, you will click on "From URL" and enter the URL of the audio file as provided by Amazon S3.
You'll then browse your computer and find the file that you want to upload. Once it is uploaded you will see a screen like the one shown below. It will include the URL for the audio file, which you will want to copy to your clipboard.
Once you have highlighted and copied the URL of the file, "x" out of the window.
In the right sidebar you'll see a field that says "Link to the MP3 File". Here you will paste the URL that you have copied. And above it enter the name of the speaker for the audio file. If you have a video on YouTube or Vimeo for the sermon you can paste in the video link where you see "Link to video file". And you can also enter tags for the sermon, which can help to organize and categorize the media files.
You can also change the date if you'd like. For example, on a Tuesday you may be uploading an audio file from a service the recorded the previous Sunday. When you go to publish it by default the date will be listed as Tuesday's date. You can change it to the date the message was delivered by clicking on the "Edit" link next to the date.
When you are done click on the "Publish" button and the media file item will be added to the site. If you have both audio and video for the sermon you can enter links in both fields. If you only have audio or video, just enter whichever one you have.
Setting Up the Widget Areas
This theme makes use of WordPress's widget functionality because it is an easy way to give you, the user, control over what content is displayed in certain sections of the site. For example, the homepage includes the slideshow that we have already covered, and below the slideshow is a 3 column area that gives you some choice about the content that you want to be shown on the homepage. The sidebars also include some widget areas, so we can move on to setting up these widgets now.
In the WordPress dashboard, click on Appearance > Widgets. We'll start with the sidebar. You can drag and drop whichever widgets you want to use. For our demo we will include a list of recent sermons, a list of upcoming events, a site search, and a text widget that you can customize with whatever text you want.
You'll then have some options with each of the widgets. For example, click on the little arrow by Upcoming Events and you can enter the title that you want to be shown above the list of events. So if you would rather use some other text instead of "Upcoming Events" you can enter it here. Do the same thing with the other widgets that you're using.
The widgets that have been created for you to choose from are upcoming events (custom), recent sermons (custom), search, Flickr photos, recent posts, recent comments, and links.
Next, we'll set up the homepage widgets. The homepage template includes space for three widgets. For our demo we will add recent sermons, upcoming events, and a text widget that we'll use to welcome visitors.
Enter the Church Address
The last thing we'll do to customize the theme is add the address in the Theme Options, which will add a button to the site header for directions. When visitors click on the button they'll be led to a Google Maps page based on the address that you enter.
Go to Appearance > Theme Options > General Settings and enter the address.
Color Options
One of the reasons this theme is so versatile is that you have almost complete control over the colors used. Without touching the theme's code you can easily change colors of different elements within the theme. This makes it easy to have a site that matches the existing color scheme of your church.
To access the color options, go to Appearance > Theme Options >Styling Options.
Here you'll see a list of the elements with editable colors. You can change the background color, body text color, link color, button colors, and much more. All you have to do is click in the field that you want to edit and a color picker will open. Click on a color that you want to use.
If you make changes that you don't like, just delete the code and go back to the default option.
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Louisa tradition: New police chief raises hackles
The tiny town of Louisa had four police chiefs in the last year. Continuing a tradition of controversy in the top law enforcement spot, the newest chief has drawn a petition and multiple complaints, including a stalking allegation.
Town officials dismiss the accusations as nothing more than grousing from a population unused to having speed limits and parking regulations enforced.
At a November 18 town council meeting, three citizens complained about Chief John J. Wilson. One was Joy Lloyd, who demanded the council fire Wilson that night. She read an eight-page statement alleging inappropriate conduct and intimidation by the chief, and she threatened legal action.
"When I first heard the complaint, I was surprised," says Wilson. "When she listed dates and times, I was even more surprised."
Lloyd mentions three incidents of stalking and two of intimidation, one of which was September 16, the date of an earlier town council meeting that resulted in her leaving without speaking.
"A reasonable person would call it stalking," says Lloyd, who claims the chief has blocked her car and prevented her from leaving. "Does a woman have to be raped to know a man looking at her has sex on his mind?" she asks.
She says on October 31, after filing a complaint with the Louisa County Sheriff's Department, Wilson "recklessly maneuvered his police cruiser in front of my moving vehicle and stopped in front of me in what is known as the t-bone position" when she had her 13-year-old daughter in the car.
Lloyd went from the sheriff's department to the magistrate's office to get a protective order. "They wouldn't touch it because it involved the chief of police," alleges Lloyd. "They sent me to the state police."
When she spoke to the Virginia State Police, Lloyd says the officer said the complaint sounded familiar, and that the state police had received a similar complaint and a phone call from Mayor Charles Rosson about another victim. The Virginia State Police did not return The Hook's phone calls.
Rosson denies he received a stalking complaint from another woman. "I don't know where she's getting that," he says.
He did talk to the state police and was told Lloyd's complaints about the chief did not reach the threshold of stalking. "The chief said he welcomed any agency investigating," says Rosson, because the allegations were an attack on his integrity.
Louisa Commonwealth's Attorney Don Short is aware of Lloyd's allegations, and says they're still being looked into. Will charges be filed? "I can't confirm or deny that," answers Short.
Town manager George Hayfield is less ambiguous about Lloyd's claims. "There's nothing to that," he says. "I've spoken to the state police. There's never been an investigation, and there's no real credence to [Lloyd's allegations]."
Other complaints about Chief Wilson have to do with his people skills. "Not a day goes by that I don't hear a complaint," says Louisa Mini-Mart owner Andy Lemon, who's gone to town council twice to voice concerns.
Lemon was unloading groceries while parked in a handicapped space in his store parking lot when Wilson wrote him a ticket. "I said this isn't a legal parking space," recalls Lemon. "He got in my face and told me to step down."
A petition circulated about the new chief was presented to town council. Mayor Rosson estimates the number of signatures at 30 to 40. "We sent letters to everyone who signed to ask if they wanted to file a formal complaint," says Rosson. No one did. "You would think if it was a real burning problem, someone would come forward."
Lemon wants the town council to do something about Wilson. "I hold them responsible if something happens, if something goes bad," he says. "This man is going to hurt somebody... I've lived here all my life and never seen anything like this."
Debora Shifflett, who manages the Pizza Hut on U.S. Route 33, also appeared at the November 18 meeting to complain about Wilson, and stressed that she was speaking as a private citizen, not for Pizza Hut.
Shifflett was less concerned about Wilson ordering her to put up a handicapped parking sign than the manner in which he approached her. "My issue has been with his PR skills," she says.
Wilson defends his people skills and says complaints happen anywhere.
And Rosson is satisfied with Wilson's performance. "From a standpoint of law enforcement, he's been extremely good. He's raised the police profile and enforced parking and speeding."
Rosson calls Wilson "extremely well-qualified," with 28 years of law enforcement experience and a master's degree in public administration. He was chosen out of more than 15 applicants, and Rosson says they examined his past carefully because of the turmoil the town experienced last year.
In June 2002, the newly hired chief, John Cetrulo, immediately made news when he suspended an officer for not adhering to a new dress code. Cetrulo was suspended, then demoted, and in October, fired. While Cetrulo was suspended, the interim chief, Stephen Irving, also was suspended. And after Cetrulo was fired, the town manager and two other town employees resigned.
"Louisa has a habit of picking bad chiefs," declares Lloyd.
New town manager Hayfield thinks the basic reason some people are down on Wilson is that they "aren't used to strict enforcement of the town codes and moving violations. Town council pressed the police to enforce the law. No one enjoys receiving parking and speeding tickets."
"Some people don't like his demeanor," says Rosson. "He might not be like Andy Griffith, and a couple of people are not getting along and want him fired."
Former town councilor Doug Miller has never met Wilson, but he believes the enforcement of traffic laws should have started a long time ago.
"If we had the Lord down here, somebody would complain about that, too," says Miller.
Not Andy Griffith: The ticket-writing prowess of new Louisa police Chief John Wilson has drawn complaints.
Joy Lloyd, with daughter Abigail, says Louisa's new police chief has stalked and attempted to intimidate her. "I really am trying to get him fired," she says.


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Controversy seems to follow The Satanic Temple wherever it goes. After the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled for the removal of the Ten Commandments monument, the Temple eyed Arkansas as a new potential site for their infamous Baphomet statue, while the organization faces religious fury in Detroit where it's set to be unveiled. Our Craniumelody artist this episode is Thelma Plum.
Topics Discussed:
- Satan Rock City: The Satanic Temple and the Baphomet Monument
- Winged Dragons?
- Thelma Plum
- Tom Hardy and Legend
- Doctor Who
- Zombie Apocalypse
- WTF: Target Porn
- WTF: Semen Cop
BlendoveR is the "trendover" podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn't covering. Presented by Greg Davies and Aaron Ciavarra, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Satan Rock City: The Satanic Temple and the Baphomet Monument
Debate over Satanic statue devolves into shouting match
Here's the First Look at the New Satanic Monument Being Built for Oklahoma's Statehouse
"Let's burn it down!": Christians conspire to prevent Satanic Temple from unveiling statue
Mary Fallin: Ten Commandments Monument In Oklahoma Won't Be Removed
Oklahoma Supreme Court orders removal of Ten Commandments
Satanic Temple Readies Satan Statue For Detroit: Christians React
Satanic Temple sees Arkansas as possible monument location
Winged Dragons?
Dinosaur find: Velociraptor ancestor was 'winged dragon'
Thelma Plum
Thelma Plum @ Triple J Unearthed
Tom Hardy and Legend
Tom Hardy's Double Whammy: Actor Plays Both Kray Twins In New Film 'Legend'
Doctor Who
Zombie Apocalypse
1 Percent of Teens Use Bath Salts, Survey Says
Body of California Woman Missing Six Years Discovered in Apartment Wall
Cannibal Mom Sent to Mental Asylum in Kolkata
Students learn survival skills, prep for zombie apocalypse
WTF: Target Porn
Porn broadcast over SLO Target's PA system, police say
WTF: Semen Cop
Recommended Listening:
- "How Much Does Your Love Cost" by Thelma Plum from Monsters


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We love to rag on owners of BMWs or exotics for their asshat parking jobs, but it's easy to forget that asshats come in all shapes, sizes, and cars.
Take this Prius owner out in California, for example, who saw fit to park in a no-parking zone between not one but TWO handicapped spaces. And of course, it's in front of a yoga studio. How fitting.
Hey, it's understandable. Sometimes the need to do a few downward-facing dogs trumps common sense and common decency.
Hat tip to Galen!


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Anyone any idea if Bialetti have any intentions, ever, of manufacturing their aluminium Mokka Express stovetop in stainless steel? It would be brilliant, given the Mokkas ability to turn out a passable Espresso with a decent show of crema. You only have to put a little water in any aluminium pot, rub the surface a little and see the black residue that stains the water and which, according to the experts is a deadly poison.
I have often thought of buying one of these and seeing for myself this crema that it is lauded as being able to produce, but the thought of all that cast aluminium has always turned me off. I have, in the past, written to Bialetti and sugested that it would be a charitable act and save millions from poisoning if they could change the material from aluminium to stainless steel. But they have never even bothered to reply.
A shame really as they do produce other stovetop appliances in stainless steel. I wonder what other members think to this?


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The hottest word on Planet Financial is oversold. Every which way I turn, that term is being used with reckless abandon to explain stock prices. For those extra fancy technical folks, out comes an array of dots, lines, and shapes to support their oversold musings. On the other side of the spectrum, the fundamentally driven crowd crows about "cheap P/Es" and gobs of corporate cash just waiting to be deployed. Oh, and expectations are that the fiscal cliff situation will be resolved to a satisfactory degree by the second week in December.
While I totally respect the work of fellow market peeps, I don't think all of this really matters. A low P/E multiple? Well, this market doesn't seem to care about that perception -- stock prices continue to adjust lower for a future that is predicted on the present. As for sexy lines overlaid on a Bloomberg chart, why waste the precious minutes to draw them? The market is sharing a tale of justifiable gloom, which requires new lines to be drawn by the close of trading.
The very definition of oversold is misleading, and inspires false hope on the part of investors who grow big eyes for assumed opportunities. Does oversold mean stocks will rise 5% inside of five days? Perhaps 2%? What's the event that gets one of those to transpire? No one really knows, as the term is trading-oriented and designed to take a stab at playing, not investing in, a short-term sentiment shift that participants hope will morphs into better real economy characteristics.
Here are the two main points I would like to make about oversold:
1: Macroeconomic data, assuming months of negative connotations, will bottom. By bottom, I want to see month-on-month improvement in key components and that they are working together to paint a brighter economic future in the next three months.
Is this happening? I would argue that line items are in fact bottoming, and that the Street has increasingly become appropriately bearish. But, and this is big, components of macro reports are being unsupportive of one another. For example, the Empire State report showed new orders rose above zero for the first time since June but employment dropped through a trap door. A similar outcome was evidenced in the Philly Fed, and now the November employment report looks quite shaky. I read the new order to employment dynamic as: orders for businesses are at competitive prices, the order rate is sporadic, visibility into added orders is scant, so why commit to a new hire? Much of this will unwind when we get some clarity on the fiscal cliff, but at the moment, the perception is that things will worsen to an unknown level and that fear must be captured more in stock valuations.
2: A supposedly cheap stock, rendered so as it trades below the market's multiple and at a discount to historical, is thrown a vote of confidence by the market. There are zillions of stocks out there that reflect at least six months of decelerating sales and earnings growth, as well as surprisingly negative guidance. Some of these issues are internally inflicted, though an equal if not larger factor is the macro wreaking havoc on challenged business models. In the oversold zone, it would not be too much to ask for an investor to swoop in and determine that the current valuation finally prices in an absurd amount of macro dread that couldn't possibly come to fruition. I haven't seen any tangible evidence of this game of cat and mouse commencing.
Does this piece's tone leave me wondering if I have gone too bearish? Sure it does, and I am admittedly operating on borrowed time as I expect that when the first pace of fundamentally positive data is received, the market will snap back hard due to the strong underlying compete earnings power. In the meanwhile, I will continue to live dangerously, but with a clear conscience.
Stocks With Friends
On Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT), be patient. I am hearing talk of trading down, consolidated shopping trips, aggressive holiday pricing and slowing same-store sales growth.
As for Dell (DELL), I don't want exposure to a company removed from growth markets in an ultra-competitive and daily changing industry inside a Nasdaq that led us into this malaise. Want to be involved on Dell? Think about companies it could acquire to spur growth.
Nike's (NKE) dividend is to be expected as despite disappointing one-year operating performance, the outlook for cash remains robust. I am not hot on this stock; I prefer Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS).


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Theatre Border is was the [update: very successful] second of our AHRC Beyond Text Creativity Beyond Borders Network events, this time in Berlin at F.U…20-22 April 2009
See the link for more [and eventually a commentary], but the program was:
Program structure:
(which is intentionally loose to allow time for discussion and for borders to be porous)
[and don't you think this picture looks like something Leonardo might have staged?]
Monday: From 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m at Clubhaus.
10am Coffee
10:30 am Introduction Prof Dr Erika Fischer-Lichte and Prof John Hutnyk
11:15 am Dr Julian Henriques: Boarders and Skins: haptic crossovers, tympanic rhythms and sensory surfaces
12:30 lunch
2.30 pm "Goethe Institute Mauerreisse project discussion", introduced by Kerstin Raatz
3:30 short break
3:45 Paulo Lara and Luiza Valle "Theatre of the Oppressed: Brazil, Parallels and Exercise"
5 pm Future Plans
6.45 pm Drinks and Dinner at "Alter Krug"
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 09:00 p.m.
10:30 Chen, Lin "Restructure of the border with making belief performance"
11am Ray Ganz: "Van Gogh's Ear: New Voices In Radio Art"
11.50 coffee
12:10 pm Raul Gschrey and Dr Dietmar Kammerer: "Performing in Surveillance Space"
1:30 pm Lunch
3:15 pm Miro Kaygalak: "qwx – show ur lingua" – chair: Kien Nghi Ha
4:00 pm short break
4:20 pm – instructions from Cristobal and Nicolas
W-B-B [Walking-Borders-Berlin]. See full description
5 pm leave for walking event –
8 pm dinner (central, tbc)
Wednesday: From 10:00 a.m. to end, back at the Clubhaus.
10:30 am Joan Kelly: "Theatricalizing Portrature"
11 am Dr Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay: "Theatricalizing Portrature commentary"
11:30 Coffee
11:50am Alexander Motturi and Johannes Anyuru: "FÖRVARET" (The Detention Center)
1:20 pm Lunch
3:20 pm Screening and discussion of "The Empty Centre" with director Dr Hito Steyerl
5 pm break
5:20 pm – 6.30PM Responses from walking event and party – venue tbc.
Sonic Border was Nov 3-8th 2008 at Goldsmiths. The Theatre Border discussion starts here. Then we will join with the Copenhagen documentary festival (CPH-DOX) for film/border in November 09, but there are no details of this (to be worked out in Berlin – its a rolling program. Or maybe more of a cascade… avalanche…drift…


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Mossberg's Mailbox
Transferring Files to a Mac
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about whether Windows files work on a Mac, cameras that function for both still photos and video and reading news on the go.
If you have a question, send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I may select it to be answered here in Mossberg's Mailbox.
I am thinking of switching from my Windows notebook to an Apple PowerBook. My question is whether my years of Word, PowerPoint and PDF files really will work seamlessly on the Mac. Apple says they will, but I wonder if you have any experience in this matter.
In my experience, your Word and PowerPoint files (as well as Excel files) will work fine on a Mac, if you buy the Macintosh version of Microsoft Office. The Mac version uses the exact same file formats as the Windows version, and it can read files created in the Windows version without requiring any conversion or translation. Files you create in the Mac version can be read by the Windows version just as well.
Some complex Word and PowerPoint files don't carry over perfectly. Depending on how the file was created, graphics may not be aligned correctly and some fonts may not be the same. But, in my experience, these issues are rare for typical documents created most of the time by most users.
As for Adobe's PDF files, they are truly cross-platform. There are Mac versions of Adobe's free Reader program and its full Acrobat program, for creating and handling PDF files, and they are essentially identical to the Windows versions. But you don't even need Adobe software to handle PDF files on a Mac. Out of the box, every Mac can read — and even create — PDF files, using built-in software provided by Apple.
I switch between Windows PCs and Macs all day, every day, and find these file-compatibility problems to be nonexistent. Sometimes, I start a column on a Windows PC using Word for Windows, then email the partial draft to myself, and open it on a Mac and finish it in Word for the Mac. It's just no problem. I get Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Excel files as email attachments all the time, and they open equally well on PCs and Macs.
By the way, in addition to Microsoft Office files, and Adobe PDF files, many other common file types carry over perfectly from the Windows platform to the Mac, and vice versa. These include JPG picture files, MP3 music files, and HTML files created for the Web. None need conversion or translation.
I have a digital camera and a camcorder, but hate to carry both on business trips, vacations or family visits, since they require different chargers, extra batteries, different types of memory cards, etc. I wondered if there was a combo digital camera that could take both decent still pictures and long videos.
Actually, in the digital era, the consumer still camera and video camera are slowly merging. Most digital still cameras can take short movies, and some can take movies that last as long as the capacity of their memory cards will allow. Also, a new class of "tapeless" video cameras has emerged. These small models save their videos to memory cards instead of tapes, and also function as digital still cameras.
The best-known camera in this new combo category is the Panasonic D-Snap. Sony makes one called the DSC-M1. But the category isn't mature yet, and doesn't offer a complete balance between the two modes. For instance, the Sony is really a still camera with video capability, and lacks the complete set of features you might want in a video camera. (Sony sells it as a still camera.) The Panasonic is more of a video camera with still capability. Its still pictures are only two megapixels in resolution.
So, you may still be stuck carrying two cameras, unless you can content yourself with the simple videos available on still cameras, or the limited still pictures available on video cameras.
Is there a small device that I can use to download Web pages from my home computer to read on my commute? I am thinking of an e-book type device that I can use to read the Web version of the paper.
I know of nothing that works in that way. However, you could buy a Palm or Pocket PC-based PDA, with Wi-Fi or another wireless capability, and download the Web pages directly to the device, using its built-in Web browser.
Or, even with a PDA that lacks wireless capability, you could subscribe to a service called AvantGo, which allows you to download news and other content from a PC to the PDA for later reading. AvantGo doesn't place actual Web sites on the PDA. Instead, it loads the device with "channels" containing news, weather, sports, stock quotes, maps, movie listings, and more. These channels come from name-brand sources such as MarketWatch, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Wired and USA Today. MarketWatch is owned by Dow Jones & Co., publisher of this newspaper.
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Because of the volume of e-mail I receive, I can't routinely answer individual questions by e-mail, or consult on individual problems or purchasing decisions. I read all questions I receive and select three each week to answer in the column.
Write to Walter S. Mossberg at firstname.lastname@example.com


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I decided to upgrade to the newest version of Media Portal after a drive failure corrupted my trusty MP1.15 install.
I have been reading good things about WebGrab+ being used in MP2 for EPG data. I am currently maintaining a hack manual method to keep my data up to date using Mc2Xml to download the data.
Using the WebGrab+ program this function would be carried out by the program correct? I have tried all sorts of scheduling tactic to get my current method to work on it;s own but have failed.
I have yet to master the JSON method of data retrieval so I'm hoping some one can give me a quick tutorial of it's workings if I can't use the legacy data system.
In short I'm hoping this method can get me data reliably without too much intervention from me. Just need some guidance in getting it up and running
Any and all appreciated!
Media Portal 2 And WebGrab+
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So by now, most of you are aware that I am a blog ambassador for Slim-Fast. I got to go on a dream trip to NYC last month, and I get lots of FREE Slim-Fast goodies to keep me on track. I also got a $500 AMEX giftcard last week so that I can spend money on ME and my WOW! moment. So far, I have bought a few "goal" dresses for my birthday, some new shoes and bras, and I plan on getting new contacts and glasses (something I need). I will save the rest to spend on my birthday, when I WILL BE 40 lbs lighter! I am claiming that!
Slim-Fast was nice enough to share the love... I have a $50 AMEX giftcard to give away on this blog! Isn't that awesome! Yeah, I know...
So... to enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on what your WOW! moment is? What are your fitness and weight loss goal this year?
You can also enter by leaving a comment telling me:
1. you like my Facebook page
2. you follow me on Twitter
3. you like Slim-Fast's Facebook page
3. you left a comment on my Woman of Wow! blog post on Slim-Fast's FB page
That's FIVE CHANCES to enter!
One more thing... some of the other Women of Wow! are doing their give-a-ways today, too. I will list links for them here as I see them! Then you can enter to win on their page, too!
My contest will end on Friday (tomorrow, February 10) at midnight, Central time. Good luck!


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Egan spearheads groundbreaking clinical trial for lung donation
A successful clinical trial could increase the pool of available donated lungs for thousands of patients.
Monday, November 18, 2013
With a recent $4.2 million NIH grant, Thomas Egan, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has started a clinical study that tests a method of retrieving healthy lungs from donors who suffer sudden death outside of a hospital setting.
Egan's research has found that lungs have an amazing ability to live longer than other organs after a person dies. In fact, lungs are still viable after circulation stops because lung cells have their own oxygen supply. When circulation stops, the cells in the lungs can live for hours. Other organs require oxygen to be present through blood circulation.
Egan's lab has perfused and ventilated human lungs outside of the body to determine suitability for transplantation. His lab has also shown the safety in transplanting these lungs. Being able to retrieve these lungs and successfully transplant them could increase the number of lung donors to as much as 50,000 a year.
Egan's research team is the only group in the U.S. with FDA approval to test this transplant method.
See the story by Associated Press reporter Lauran Neergaard


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Central Europe loves e-commerce
The largest number of e-clients is found in Poland. In the Czech Republic, e-commerce related websites are most often visited by young people, while in Hungary, the audience is the oldest. Gemius has analysed e-shop traffic in Central Europe.


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- Step 1: Authenticate Lob + ManyChat.(30 seconds)
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By JEFF PICKELL
About one in every four of the columns I write doesn't turn out to be for popular consumption. In such cases, I usually panic because it takes me a good eight or nine days to brainstorm for my next column. Right now, I'm in a panic.
It's 11:16 a.m. Saturday morning, and I definitely want to have my column written before Monday, but after five aborted starts, it appears that someone found the writer's block I'd hidden in the basement and clocked me with it during last night's slumber.
I'm scheduled to hit up the Western Michigan University football game this afternoon, so I'm trying something new—the 45-minute column. For the next 45—well, 39—minutes, I'm going to type whatever rattles its way into my head. We'll see how that works.
All right. Let's get things started.
My friend Allison dressed as a noun for Halloween. She wore a shirt with "noun" printed on the front and back. She's involved in plays and stuff, so she can get away with artsy fartsy "statement" costumes like that. Too boot, she looks intelligent.
In high school, no less than three girls told me they thought I had a mental disability when they saw me walking down the hall. That's probably because I tend to let my mouth hang open. I also stare at my feet when I walk. And when I stand.
So, I probably couldn't pull off "noun," but I think "cheeseburger" or "Sylvester the Cat" could be a hit.
Speaking of cheeseburgers, I like to rile my friends at the Morenci Pub when I order takeout.
"I'd like one hamburger with cheese," I say.
"You mean a cheeseburger?" they usually reply.
"Is that what they call them where you come from?" I ask.
I have 24 minutes left. How about those Tigers?
Ah! I just took a phone call about an ad update! Eighteen minutes left and I'm not even halfway done!
I'm such a poor fair weather fan that I'm not even a bad weather fair weather fan. By that I mean that I had every intention of walking across the street to watch the Friday night game at the pub, but a look out the window into the gloomy, rainy night erased the possibility of that ever happening.
By 8 p.m. I was robe- and slipper-bound and rooted for the night in my bed, playing "Trauma Center: Under the Knife" on my Nintendo DS.
At some point, I noticed that I had left the kitchen light on and got angry at myself.
I have eight minutes left. Things are looking pretty bleak.
Since I moved here, I've really cut down on my personal energy use. In fact, my friend Amanda calls me the energy Nazi because I insist she turn off her computer monitor—and all the house lights—before she leaves home.
She maintains that she can waste her money anyway she pleases. I insist that I can save her money anyway I please, and turn the electric devices off myself.
Five minutes left. Ah, my nose has started running. Great, another distraction.
You should know that for every word I write, I erase about 10. If I erased no words, this column would be about 8 pages long and include things like "What's the big deal with iPods? Doesn't anyone whistle anymore?"
That's when I remember that at least an eighth of my readership of eight consists of iPod owners, and it's not a good policy to alienate your fans—or, in my case, the people who don't hate me. Yet. I also remember that I can't whistle.
It's 11:59. Will I make it? WILL. I. MAKE. IT?
No. It's noon. Shucks.
The Observer office is now officially closed and I guess I'm off the hook for the weekend. But, I can't just abandon a column that's supposed to represent my stream of consciousness, can I?
Well, I can, but it would be intellectually dishonest. Besides, if I disembarked for Kalamazoo right now, I'd have to listen to the entire hour of "Wait, Wait. Don't Tell Me," aka "BOOOOORING" on NPR. If I wait an hour, I can get a good start to my journey with "This American Life," which is my favorite radio show.
It's 12:05 now, and as I edge ever closer to my 4,250-character column limit, I'm beginning to think that this was a pretty good one-time exercise. There were a lot of little snippets in here that I'd always wanted to write about, but never got the chance.
Well, I've reached the character limit, and it's time to jet on out of here. This is Jeff Pickell, signing off. It's 12:11.- Nov. 1, 2006


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Heard at a mosque in Klang Valley:
1st scene
Imam: "Please can you let the people wearing jubah (robes) stand in the first saf...(name held secret) will get upset if people wear T-shirts."
2nd scene
Imam: "Today we have a new brother with us, and he needs some help..you'll find him at the back..the one who looks like a Chinese, that's him."
a little more tact please.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Heard at a mosque in Klang Valley:
Posted by The Author at 2:25 PM
2 comments:
- munir said...
the first scene.. wah... mesti ramai yg berjubah kan..
- August 28, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- The Author said...
X jgk munir, yg baju melayu/tshirt ramai j..haha..jubah bkn guarantee utk msuk syurga kn? ;)
- August 29, 2010 at 11:17 AM
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April 3, 2009
In response to a number of calls to the Tennessee Governor's office, the Whiteville, Tennessee police have canceled a planned seat belt checkpoint operation that was to be conducted in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and the 251st Military Police in Bolivar, Tennessee.
Keith Sherley of 101.5 FM in Jackson, Tennessee, interviewed Representative Johhny Shaw earlier today. Shaw indicated Governor Phil Bredesen "didn't need another headache" and canceled the checkpoint. Shaw, who represents the area in Tennessee where the exercise was to be held, admitted the checkpoint was a "bad idea in the first place." Shaw voiced his opposition to military involvement with local law enforcement. "It would have frightened more people than it helped," Shaw added. He said he did not think the operation would be rescheduled.
[efoods]Infowars, Prison Planet, and a handful of blogs covered the story on Thursday. The story was not deemed important by the corporate media. A Google News search of corporate news media websites returns zero results on the story, even though the checkpoint was a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment and the Posse Comitatus Act prohibiting military involvement in domestic police operations.
Calls to Governor Phil Bredesen and his decision to halt the checkpoint operation may be attributed to the diligence of an Infowars reader who provided a tip that resulted in a story appearing on the Infowars and Prison Planet news websites yesterday and earlier today. If not for that coverage, the checkpoint operation with DHS and military collaboration would have probably occurred on April 4, as originally noted in the Hardeman County, Tennessee, Bulletin Times.
NewsTalk 101.5 FM apparently picked up the story from either Infowars or Prison Planet. The WNWS website ran an article on the cancellation with the headline "DHS, Military Police, Law Enforcement Planned Checkpoint in Whiteville, Tennessee," almost exactly the same headline that appeared on Alex Jones' websites.
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Château Carbonnieux 2019
• Domaine: Château Carbonnieux
• Appellation: Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
• Classification: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé
• Origin: Left Bank, Bordeaux, France
• Importer: Laguna Cellar
Tasting Notes
"Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Carbonnieux was harvested from the 18th of September to the 10th of October. Yields were 45 hectoliters per hectare this year. The alcohol came in at 14.5% with a pH of 3.69. It is being aged in French oak barrels, 40% new, for an anticipated 12-15 months. Deep garnet-purple in color, it prances out of the glass with invigorating scents of fresh redcurrants, black cherries and cassis with touches of bay leaves, pencil shavings and cloves. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has impressive vivacity with loads of crunchy black fruits and a refreshing line, framed by grainy tannins, finishing with a minty lift." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (6/17/2020, Bordeaux 2019 Issue), Ratings: 91-93, Drink: 2020-2042
Effective October 18, 2019, the US Trade Representative's Office imposed a new 25% value-added tax (i.e., import tariffs) on a wide range of European products (including French wine, Italian cheese and single malt Scotch whisky) to penalize EU subsidies for Airbus. EU has made counter-claims agains the US subsidies for Boeing. A ruling by WTO on EU's counter-claims is expected in the spring of 2020.
For any Futures (en primeur) and Pre-Arrival items, our current prices are shown before taxes and tariffs. Prior to shipment, we may have to collect any tariffs levied by the US government at the time. Tariffs will be based on the date of importation and the rate of US tariffs in place at the time. Current rules exempt wines with alcohol content above 14.5% from the newly imposed 25% tariffs. We will offer free storage in our professional wine cellar in Bordeaux in the event of any delay in importation caused by the uncertainties created by tariffs.
If you believe these tariffs are NOT in the best interest of US consumers like yourself, please consider writing to your congressional representatives to let them hear your voice. You can find out how to contact your representatives here using this directory provided by the US Congress.


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Tart or sweet: Carter Mountain has them all
As days turn cooler and fall fragrances fills the air, it won't be long 'til we're playing in piles of crisp, colorful leaves and sipping steamy mugs of hot apple cider. Not only do Albemarle families have the good fortune to live in one of the state's leading apple-producing areas, but we have Carter Mountain Orchards south of town. Up on that glorious hill eager apple lovers can pick their own Jonathans and Granny Smiths by the bushelful.
The orchard is open everyday with trees full of ripe fruit. Early in the season, munchkins can grab a handful of sweet apples— Red and Golden Delicious, Macintosh, Gala, and Jonathan— and crunch them crisp and juicy right there in the orchard. Come October, it's the tart varieties— Winesap, Figi, Granny Smith, Rome, Stayman, and York— that will be coming into season just in time for cool weather pies, crisp, dumplings, and sauce.
Owner Ruth Chiles tells us this year's drought has affected the size of the apples, but the taste is just as good. "It just means you get more apples per bushel," she says.
The mountain is also a great place to hang out for the afternoon, with 360-degree views of the bucolic Virginia countryside from the observation deck atop the apple shed. Apple pickers are invited to bring a picnic and a camera. Binoculars are a great idea, too, so curious kids can scan the vista trying to pick out favorite locations around town.
Fresh-pressed apple cider is available at the bakery, which coincidentally sells all sorts of apple delights including pies, breads, cookies, and apple cider donuts (these donuts are to die for, by the way). A gift shop next to the bakery sells locally produced crafts. And the first of the fall crop of pumpkins has arrived for kids who want to be the first in the neighborhood to have a jack o' lantern on the front porch.
For those who enjoy a party while they're picking, Carter Mountain's Apple Harvest Festival takes place on the first two weekends in October. It's a much-anticipated annual event that, in addition to the views and fruit, features free hayrides through the orchards, cider pressing, apple butter making, live music, and lots more fun.
Carter Mountain Orchard is off Rt. 53, on the right about half-way up the mountain to Monticello. It's open seven days a week 9am-6pm. Apples are available pre-picked by the bushel or pick-your-own sold by the pound. 977-1833.


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Teacher of Spanish
- Recruiter
- Location
- South Norwood
- Salary
- MPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance
- Posted
- 17 May 2019
- Closing date
- 02 Jun 2019
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- Contact
- Harris Academy South Norwood
- Job level
- Experienced (non manager)
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
We are looking for a qualified teacher of Spanish to join our outstanding team at Harris Academy South Norwood.
Your opportunity
The HASN team are open to flexible working and we can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.
What we are looking for:
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning.
We are looking for a creative and dynamic teacher who will be able to contribute to the development of the Curriculum at KS3/4 and 5.
Strong subject knowledge and being able to teach up to and including A-level is essential, and you must hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree. The appointed candidate will be well supported by an excellent induction programme and access to excellent facilities for teaching and learning.
Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Harris Benefits
As part of the Harris Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:
- Access to a diverse network of phase and subject specialist groups
- Support and mentoring from some of the best leaders in education
- An Outer London Harris Allowance, plus a performance and loyalty bonus
- Pension scheme (TPS) and access to our Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan, covering a range of health and wellbeing benefits
- The opportunity to work with our amazing students!
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About Harris Academy South Norwood
Located five minutes from Norwood Junction train station, a transport hub ten minutes' train journey from London Bridge, Harris Academy South Norwood has belonging and personal growth as our touchstones. We believe that teaching students powerful knowledge and developing their understanding of the world will help them become the best version of themselves: to help them to turn mirrors into windows.
Why work at Harris Academy South Norwood?
- A dynamic curriculum, delivered through an ethos of business and enterprise and the very best in technology and resources across our two sites
- A warm, ambitious family of staff and governors with a passion for learning
- Excellent personal and professional development opportunities through the Harris Federation network
- Generous Harris benefits and rewards package - see our benefits page for further information
Come and see us in action: visits to Harris Academy South Norwood are strongly encouraged and very welcome. Please call 0208 405 5070 to arrange a time to come in or an informal conversation with the Principal.
The Harris Federation
Our academy is part of the Harris Federation, the leading large Multi Academy Trust in the country for both primary and secondary education. Harris has an unrivalled track record in raising standards and achieving success for the children in our academies.
Professional development and sharing best practice are a key part of the Harris Federation success, and we can draw on this to offer you top quality training at every stage of your career path, from Beginner Teacher to Middle Leader. We will invest in you with coaching, mentoring, and can offer a wide range of training programmes, delivered by our Teaching School Alliance.
We look for talented teachers who are passionate about their subject and making a difference. You can help us transform education in London, and create exceptional places of learning.
Please note: academies may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You will still be able to add information until the closing date, but you will not be able to submit your application. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement. Harris Federation is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
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Microsoft sets Feb. 22 as Windows 7 SP1 public launch
Microsoft today announced that it had wrapped up work on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and would start delivering the major upgrade on Feb. 22 through Windows Update.
The company said it had reached the "release to manufacturing," or RTM milestone for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and was shipping the code to PC and server makers today.
Customers who subscribe to either TechNet or the Microsoft Software Developer Network (MSDN) can download Windows 7 SP1 starting Wednesday, Feb. 16, the same day companies with volume license agreements can grab the upgrade.
The general public must wait until Tuesday, Feb. 22, when SP1 hits the Windows Update service. Microsoft typically reserves the last Tuesday of each month for shipping non-security updates.
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Defeat to Southampton on Saturday - their third of the Premier League campaign - was the worst performance of the season to date.
Sky TV point to the five matches which have proved pivotal in ruining City's title race.
1-1 draw (h) v Arsenal - October 23, 2012
No disgrace in a point against Arsenal but City led through Joleon Lescott's first-half goal before being pegged back by a Laurent Koscielny equaliser with eight minutes remaining. United had won at Liverpool earlier in the day.
3-2 defeat (h) v Manchester United - December 9, 2012
Doing the league double over United last season no doubt played a huge part in earning City their first title since 1968 but United forward Wayne Rooney struck twice in the first half to put his side on top at the Etihad Stadium. Mancini's side appeared to have clawed back a hard-fought point as Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta levelled matters before Robin van Persie, a City target in the summer, scored a deflected free-kick in injury time.
1-0 defeat (a) v Sunderland - December 26, 2012
A Boxing Day defeat at Sunderland meant City slipped further behind United heading into the new year. Adam Johnson, who was sold by Mancini after being deemed surplus to requirements, bent in the only goal of the game by catching City goalkeeper Joe Hart off-guard.
0-0 draw (a) v QPR - January 29, 2013
With striker Mario Balotelli all set to secure a move to AC Milan, City travelled to struggling QPR looking to keep pace with United at the top. Rangers defended for their lives and City could not break through their resolute back line, having to settle for a single point against the league's bottom club.
3-1 defeat (a) v Southampton - February 9, 2013
Mancini labelled the City performance "worse than poor" as they were outplayed for almost the entire 90 minutes by Mauricio Pochettino's marauding Southampton side. A handling error from Hart allowed Saints to take a 2-0 lead and an inexplicable own goal from Gareth Barry early in the second half gave Southampton a well-deserved win and leaves City languishing behind United as they look to defend their crown.


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for the weekend
I rarely talk about kids things but that's something I'd like to change in the coming months. Would you like to see more child related posts, kids rooms, clothes or baby gear?
And speaking of being a parent, I wanted to share that yesterday I was featured (as well as other moms who blog) in an article by the NY Times (wow!) and you can read the entire article for yourself here!
A few other things to leave you with this weekend:
this mesh Paulistano chair
one of my favorite bloggers just joined Instagram, yippee! and she's also starting a new blog soon
I have a total crush on this dip dye tote bag
while we're talking dip dye, this sneaker DIY is a must try
the new Split table designed for Muuto by Staffan Holm
my sister's baby shower is this weekend and I'm in charge of decorating & thinking of making these
all week I've been working on a project with Need Supply, soon I'll be able to share the finished product, in the
meantime I've shared peeks on my IG
Have a happy weekend!
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Love it!!!! have a great weekend!!! ;)ReplyDelete
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the most perfect children's room!ReplyDelete
yes to more baby things! but also, keep your design stuff too...so much inspiration!ReplyDelete
congrats to being featured!!!!! that was a great article.
that tote bag is to die for! and i am going bananas for the sneaker diy!
i love the fringe balloon idea for your sister's baby shower! i think that would be a hit :)
have a great weekend!
I'd love to see more kid related posts, but I'm kid obsessed, so I suppose I'm biased.ReplyDelete
I'm re decorating my 10 month old son's bedroom this weekend, more inspiration would be great! I live in quite an industrial building so the minimalist style suits it well, I love your style! :) xReplyDelete
Congratulations on the feature. And as a mom to a 6 year old boy I love seeing things like that :)ReplyDelete
wow! NYT! you have hit the major crossroad of mommy blogger, design stylist as well as much intellectual clout to be QUOTED in the NYT! so so so so so awesome! I subscribe to the NYT online and I have to say, to be actually QUOTED, it is a reaching an unattainable platinum in the blog-o-sphere realm. I read, therefore I know.ReplyDelete
Congrats! so awesome.
That children's room is perfection, so yes to kid related posts, but also keep the design stuff (it's such an inspiration :))!ReplyDelete
Oh, and love the dip dye tote bag!
wow! so cool! I love your links and how cool is the article in NY times!!!ReplyDelete
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'Golden Age of Jazz' Photographer Bill Gottlieb Dies
Bill Gottlieb, 89, a self-taught jazz photographer who took some of the most indelible images of the top musicians bridging the swing and bebop jazz eras, died April 23 at his home in Great Neck, N.Y., after a stroke.
Mr. Gottlieb's photography was initially an afterthought, mere visual accompaniment to his regular work as a jazz scribe for The Washington Post and the influential music magazine Down Beat during the 1940s.
After reading manuals for his Speed Graphic press camera, Mr. Gottlieb took hundreds of witty, haunting and altogether unforgettable portraits of musicians such as Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald. He once captured Gillespie making goo-goo eyes at Fitzgerald during a performance....
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The language debate is back: Some Anglos plan to fight PQ's Bill 14
MONTREAL—Bilingual municipalities fear they will lose their status and small businesses fear tough new restrictions. Quebec's Anglophones are on edge and opposition is growing to the Parti Quebecois' proposed revamp of language laws.
After a large protest in downtown Montreal on Sunday, an intense campaign is being mounted to warn Quebecers about Bill 14.
Antoinette Mercurio is an example of those fearing the law. She runs a small business with more than 25 employees, if Bill 14 becomes law she says she'll have to re-consider her future in Quebec completely.
"If I cannot work my way, the way my company runs, the way it makes it profitable for me, then why do I stay here?" said the travel consultant.
While Mercurio speaks four languages, Bill 14 would require all of her company's internal communications to be in French, from memos to reservations.
"I'm angry because I don't know of any other country that has such a thing as a language police which comes inside my office, my business and tells me, you have to say, 'La toilette est par la,'" said Mercurio.
Under Bill 14, municipalities with fewer than 50 per cent Anglophone residents would lose their bilingual status. Some Montreal city councillors plan to start lobbying the province to reconsider.
"There isn't a movement of people protesting saying, 'Take away their right to function bilingually,' there just isn't. People see this as a cheap shot by the government of Quebec," said councillor Marvin Rotrand.
Sunday's demonstration against Bill 14 was healthy for democracy according to political analyst Robert Libman. He warns there will be more protests to come.
"We've had so called linguistic peace for a number of years now in Quebec and if it takes the Anglophone community to get in the streets to show the Liberals and the CAQ that we don't want anything to do with this legislation, then it's got to be done right now," said Libman, the former leader of the Equality Party.
Mercurio says she's going to take to the streets the next time she gets the chance.
"This bill is discriminatory to absolutely everybody, Francophones included," she said, planning to fight before she may be forced to take flight.
The Anglophone rights movement has two more rallies planned for next week, they're hoping their voices will be heard in Quebec City in both languages.
Liberals plan to vote against Bill 14
In the National Assembly, the Quebec Liberals confirmed Monday that they would vote against tightening the province's language laws.
The second opposition Coalition Avenir Quebec appears to be striking a middle-of-the-road stance.
MNAs in committee hearings on Monday said the proposed law was top of mind. That came on the same day as PQ Anglo point man Jean-Francois Lisee said it would be alright to have bilingual service at the Peel and McGill metro stations.
"I'm opposed to increasing the bilingualism of public services. I think that [Montreal's transit authority] has absolute requirement to present itself in French, however some bilingual zones wouldn't be scandalous," the minister responsible for Anglophones told a radio interviewer.
The statement came as a partial backtrack from a previous interview where Lisee seemed to support the idea of bilingualism across the STM. The opposition Liberals couldn't believe the statement.
"I was flabbergasted because could you imagine if a Liberal minister would have said that the McGill station and Peel station would have bilingual status, I would have been crucified in the media," said former Liberal minister Christine St-Pierre.
With language back on the front burner in Quebec, a Bill 101 committee hearing on Monday saw the Liberals publicly oppose Bill 14. The CAQ's position remains uncertain.
"We say that there is no problem right now between Anglophone and Francophone; please don't make new problems," said the CAQ's Nathalie Roy.
The CAQ does not support provisions that remove the bilingual statuses of cities or ban children on military bases from attending English schools. According to Roy, the current Bill 101 has enough teeth with fines of $6,000 to $20,000.
"If you give a fine to a business manager who doesn't respect the French language he will understand it and he will respect it but the problem is they don't do it they don't apply the Bill 101 as it is right now," said Roy.
The CAQ's 19 MNAs could be the determining factor in deciding the fate of Bill 14. The party clearly wants changes to the bill, but the PQ believes Bill 14 is already a compromise. The question remains: Will the PQ be prepared to bend even further?


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State police sergeant struck during traffic stop
Driver arrested after vehicle pursuit and foot chase, police say
A state police sergeant was not injured after police say he was struck by the mirror of a vehicle when the driver tried to escape during a traffic stop Saturday.
Police said Sgt. William Graham stopped a Dodge Caravan on South Street in Concord Saturday evening after the driver, Angel Smith, 32, of Northfield, made an illegal turn on a red light.
Police said Smith was unable to produce a driver's license and then provided a false name and date of birth. When Graham confronted Smith, police said she drove away, striking Graham with the mirror and side of her van.
Graham was not hurt and a short chase ensued. Police said Smith's vehicle jumped a curb at the intersection of South and Monroe streets before she took off on foot. Smith was arrested in the back yard of a home on South Street and charged with felony reckless conduct, disobeying an officer, resisting arrest and reckless driving.
Smith was released on bail and is due in Concord District Court on Dec. 10.


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Australia's Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed showing his "moderate" side in an interview last year.
Australia's Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed showing his true colors a few days ago.
AUSTRALIA'S Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed has met with the hierarchy of Hamas, the Palestinian party listed by the Gillard government as a terrorist organisation.
Last week Dr Mohamed led an Australian delegation of Muslim scholars to the Gaza Strip, where they met Hamas senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Mr Haniyeh, who has been pushing for the US and the EU to remove Hamas from its terrorist watchlist, last year described former al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden as "a Muslim and Arabic warrior" while condemning the US for killing the terrorist leader.
Dr Mohamed, who has been styled as a moderate since taking the top Australian Muslim post, last week expressed his happiness at being in Gaza, describing it as the land of pride and martyrdom.
"I am pleased to stand on the land of jihad to learn from its sons and I have the honour to be among the people of Gaza where the weakness always becomes strength, the few becomes many and the humiliation turns into pride," he told local news agencies.
"We came here in order to learn from Gaza. As I said in my speech, we will make the stones, trees, and people of Gaza talk, in order to learn steadfastness, sacrifice, and the defence of one's rights from them.
"We feel like we are on cloud nine. We feel like we are on top of the world." Images of the visit were shown on local TV and hailed as a PR coup by Hamas, the fanatical ruling party in Gaza.
Attempts to contact Dr Mohamed, who has insisted radical Muslim extremists in Australia need to be corrected, were unsuccessful.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Australia has listed Hamas as a terrorist entity subject to financial sanctions since 2001.
The military wing of Hamas is also listed as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.
In July 2009, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, then deputy prime minister, said: "Hamas obviously is a terrorist organisation that has been engaged in violent actions against the Israeli people."
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A coalition fighting for the legalization of marijuana has added the voices of eight B.C. mayors to their campaign to regulate and tax pot.
The Stop the Violence BC coalition released a letter Thursday from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and six others from the Interior and Vancouver Island to Premier Christy Clark, NDP leader Adrian Dix and Conservative leader John Cummins.
"Given the ongoing gang activity, widespread availability of marijuana and high costs associated with enforcement, leaders at all levels of government must take responsibility for marijuana policy," the letter said. "We are asking you as provincial leaders to take a new approach to marijuana regulation."
Several municipal councils in the province have passed motions supporting the decriminalization of marijuana.
Robertson said Thursday that a motion to endorse the Stop the Violence BC campaign will be on the agenda of Vancouver city council next week.
"This is not a partisan issue," Robertson said in a news release. "Widespread access to marijuana for our youth, grow ops that provide funds for organized crime, and significant costs to taxpayers for enforcement are all compelling reasons to re-examine our failed approach to prohibition."
Corrigan, the longtime Burnaby mayor, said the detrimental effects of marijuana prohibition are visible across the Lower Mainland on a daily basis.
"Huge profits for organized crime and widespread gang violence in our cities are the result of this failed policy. We put our citizens and communities at risk by not taking action now," he said.
North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto also signed the letter, saying: "We stand together as B.C. mayors because we think our communities will be safer and our children better protected from criminal elements if we overturn marijuana prohibition and implement policies that strictly regulate the adult use of cannabis."
The others who signed the letter are Vernon Mayor Robert Sawatzky, Armstrong Mayor Chris Pieper, Metchosin Mayor John Ranns, Enderby Mayor Howie Cyr and Lake Country Mayor James Baker.
The coalition has released polls in recent months showing a majority of British Columbians support regulation and taxation over the current marijuana laws. The group also has garnered the public endorsement of four former Vancouver mayors and four former B.C. attorneys-general for its position.
Coalition founder, Dr. Evan Wood, said there is growing support among municipal politicians to overturn pot prohibition.
"We are seeing community leaders around the province take charge and decisively call for action from senior levels of government to change the status quo regarding marijuana policy," Wood said. "It is time for our provincial and federal leaders to listen to what the public is saying, engage in discussion, and come to a resolution that better reflects the wishes of their constituents."
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